Portrait Photography

John Flury’s work in portrait photography is also inspired by his conceptual photography. Consequently he tries to tell some of the story of the person his photographing, while at the same time showing their individual beauty and uniqueness.

The “Lichtdialoge” Cycle

Some years ago, John Flury decided to leave the path of conventional portrait photography, where it’s all about lighting and finding the most flattering angles. He wanted to get closer to true identity and character of the people he is photographing. This ment of course getting to know them much better, a process which he calls “Lichtdialoge” – conversations with/about/in light. This dialog’s ultimate goal was to determine, which of the many character traits, dreams, life values and passions should be “brought to light” by project team (usually just the subject and the photographer). This process sometimes took months, but has been extremely rewarding, not only on an artistic level but also because there is simply an undeniable beauty in getting to know a person better and being part of their life and their journey. A lot of good friendships have grown out of this process and persist to this day.

In 2013 1x.com is about to publish a book about portrait photography called “Portrait Tutorials” and asked John to provide two articles about two works that are part of this project cycle.